The bodies of a father and his 7-year-old son were found Saturday at a beach in Fukuoka Prefecture after they were swept out to sea with another boy and their would-be rescuer a day earlier, police said. The bodies of Katsuhiro Ono, 36, and his ...
A month after torrential rains and landslides ravaged Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, Kyushu braces for the arrival of Typhoon Noru.
As he watched the deluge in the disaster-hit Fukuoka city of Asakura on TV on July 6, the day after the deadly rains began, Tetsuya Morooka, who runs a traditional inn called Yaguruma So, wondered if there was anything he could do. The 46-year-old then ...
Japan's oldest working water wheels resumed operation Wednesday in the city of Asakura about a month after torrential rains devastated the area and claimed dozens of lives. Work to restore operation of the three water wheels in the Fukuoka Prefecture city had been underway since ...
The storms in Kyushu earlier this month not only ruined homes and roads but also dealt a blow to traditional businesses, including makers of liquor and pottery. Communities in Fukuoka and Oita prefectures worry the devastation could make it even harder for aging owners of ...
With latest confirmed sighting in Kyushu, venomous species has spread to Tokyo and six prefectures as officials weigh control measures
Local authorities in Kyushu began construction of temporary homes on Wednesday for those displaced by massive downpours earlier in the month that left at least 34 dead and seven missing. The Fukuoka prefectural government plans to build a total of 57 units in the city ...
Assessing damage caused by natural disasters with just a glance at a monitor screen. Controlling water levels and knowing the best time to fertilize crops without actually visiting your farm. Checking the whereabouts of your son or daughter who is returning from school by ...
The death toll rose to 25 on Tuesday as efforts continued to find the missing after torrential rain hit parts of Kyushu last week, with more than 20 people still unaccounted for. About 2,000 Self-Defense Forces members, firefighters and others were engaged in search and ...
A sacred island and three reefs, as well as four other related sites in southwestern Japan, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Sunday, the international body said. The organization decided at a meeting in Krakow, southern Poland, to list the island of Okinoshima ...
Rescue crews in Kyushu scramble to locate victims of the island’s deadly floods and mudslides before the golden 72-hour survival period expires.
Overflowing rivers swallowed up homes and mudslides forced residents to run for their lives. That was the scene Friday as heavy rain that began Wednesday continued to wreak havoc in Oita and Fukuoka prefectures. Panicked residents bombarded the Fukuoka Prefectural Police with some 3,000 emergency phone ...
